#ifndef GUARD_FCTHREADHELPER_H
#define GUARD_FCTHREADHELPER_H

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#ifndef _INC_PROCESS
#include <process.h>
#endif

#ifndef _WINDOWS_
#include <Windows.h>
#endif

namespace fclib {
    namespace fcthread {

typedef unsigned (__stdcall *PTHREAD_START) (void *);

#define chBEGINTHREADEX(psa, cbStack, pfnStartAddr, \
    pvParam, fdwCreate, pdwThreadId)                 \
    ((HANDLE)_beginthreadex(                      \
    (void *)        (psa),                     \
    (unsigned)      (cbStack),                 \
    (PTHREAD_START) (pfnStartAddr),            \
    (void *)        (pvParam),                 \
    (unsigned)      (fdwCreate),               \
    (unsigned*)    (pdwThreadId)))

#define fcCreateThread chBEGINTHREADEX

HANDLE fcFancyCreateThread(LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE lpStartAddr, 
                           LPVOID lpParameter, bool bSuspend = false);
void fcWaitAndCloseThread(HANDLE& hThread);
    
    
    
    }
}

#endif // end of GUARD_FCTHREADHELPER_H
